Nighttime Wheel Recap: 3/1/2007

I have no clue what "Chill Out!" means, aside from calming down a raging... Mystery? Let's get on with the game!



First toss-up puzzle of the night is... On the Map.



*Monika hits the buzzer*



Monika solves CHESAPEAKE BAY for $1,000.

Monika: $1,000
Karla:
Dominic:

Missolves: 0



Now let's meet these contestants who are chilling out today.

Monika Egahorn: A customer service communications manager for a large fashion retailer.
Karla Wilson: A youth councillor.
Dominic Newton-Zeatto: Editorial cartoonist & sports cartoonist for a couple of newspapers.

Now that you know who the contestants are, more is waiting to be read.



$2,000 is up for grabs and the puzzle to be solved is a Fun & Games one.



*Monika pushes the ringer*



Monika has sunken the BATTLESHIP for $2,000!

Monika: $3,000
Karla:
Dominic:

Missolves: 0

Prize on the Wheel: An Alskan Cruise of Glacier Bay, valued at $6,000!



The light blue $2,500 is on the wheel for this round and so is the $10,000 golden third surrounded by Bankrupt slices. Song Lyrics is what's on the puzzleboard.



Monika won both of the toss-ups, so she will start Round 1. She almost reaches $2,500 but she gets $300 instead for four Ts. She hits $550 next where she will have two Hs. Then she makes two purchases of A and E, but all of her money is wiped out by Bankrupt. Karla puts up the Vs...



Much to everyone's surprise, Karla wants to solve and Pat thinks she asked him HAVE I TOLD YOU LATELY THAT I LOVE YOU. That quick solve will give her $600 bumped to the house minimum of $1,000.

Monika: $3,000
Karla: $1,000
Dominic:

Bankrupts: 1 (Monika - $1,800)
Lose a Turns: 0
Duds: 0
Missolves: 0
Top Dollar Hits: 0
$10,000 Wedge Hits: 0



The new & improved $3,500 wedge is the top dollar for Round 2, but now the Jackpot wedge has come and that adds up with every $ spin. Phrase is the category this time around.



Karla, our quick solver, will be beginning this time and she immediately puts up a pair of Ts and then three Ss. Then she calls the R on the blue $600, followed by a purchase of four Es. She spins twice more and her second spin hits the Cruise! An M won't let her pick it up, though. Dominic gets his first spin of the game and it's the orange $300 for a P. He believes the third word is FOR, but it can't be since F is a dud. Monika calls the V for $600 and she goes one more time... she grabs the Free Spin with the W! She's going to keep going even though she said one more time, but she hads in her Free Spin due to Lose a Turn. She's able to squeeze in a bit more money with a B...



I say PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE while Monika solves that puzzle for $900, which is again, bumped to $1,000.

Monika: $4,000
Karla: $1,000
Dominic:

Bankrupts: 0
Lose a Turns: 1 (Karla - $600 + FS)
Duds: 2 (Karla - M - $4,250), (Dominic - F - $300)
Missolves: 0
Top Dollar Hits: 0
Unclaimed Jackpot: $8,900
Jackpot Hits: 0



$3,000 remains on the wheel and... if you noticed, this is the lowest scoring game possible, up to this point, the lowest total winnings possible. We need bigger money, so bring in the mystery wedges, one can be worth $10,000! Food & Drink is the category and this time, it's a Prize Puzzle!



Dominic will get to try it again and his first spin is on the mystery wedge over the green $500! He chooses a couple Ts and he's definitely going for it...



That mystery wedge is the $10,000 one! He'll spin again and get a S before buying the A and Os. He lands on the yellow $300 next for an N, followed by a purchase of two Is. Then he spins again, but he loses it all by Bankrupt! Monika puts up the Cs for $600 and then picks up the DVDEmpire.com Gift Tag with an L. She completes the last word with K and then buys the E. She spins again but she hits Bankrupt to lose $650 and the Gift Tag. Karla tries to get some money, but there are no Gs. Dominic receives a pair of Rs for $1,800, but then duds with a P on the green $300. Monika wants to get some of what she lost, but she loses her turn again by Bankrupt! Back to Karla and shebegins with two Fs for $7,000! She spins twice more for a Z on the pink $300 followed by... Lose a Turn. That leaves $7,300 on the table allowing Dominic to grab the Cruise with the Y...



Dominic solves FRUITY FROZEN COCKTAILS for $1,800 and the Cruise, he's also going to the Virgin Islands and that vacation is a value of $8,700!

Monika: $4,000
Karla: $1,000
Dominic: $16,500

Bankrupts: 3 (Monika (2) - $650 + Gift Tag, $0), (Dominic - $150 ($10,000))
Lose a Turns: 1 (Karla - $7,300)
Duds: 1 (Karla - G - $0)
Missolves: 0
Top Dollar Hits: 1
Mystery Wedge Placements: Bankrupt covering the blue $500 and $10,000 underneath the green $500
Green $500 Mystery Wedge Hits: 1
Blue $500 Mystery Wedge Hits: 0



Time for more to be given away, $3,000



*Monika rings in*



Monika sweeps the toss-up puzzles with PRECIOUS METALS!

Monika: $7,000
Karla: $1,000
Dominic: $16,500

TOSS-UP SWEEP!

Missolves: 0



There's some silver on the wheel as of now, that $5,000 wedge is here and now the fourth round category is Occupation.



Monika will start this time thanks to the third toss-up and she hits both the yellow & pink $300 for a quadruple S and triple T. After buying the As, she spins again to hit Bankrupt. While Karla's the only one clapping, she calls an N for $5,000! She buys the single I next and then lands on $400 to find no Ms. Dominic calls the Rs...



...but time is running out, so Pat will have to give the wheel a final spin!



Monika:
Karla: $4,750
Dominic: $1,100

Final Spin Result:
$550

An okay amount, vowels are worth nothing and consonants are $1,550 a piece.



Now here comes the table.





Karla solves PHOTOGRAPHER'S ASSISTANT for $7,850!

Monika: $7,000
Karla: $8,850
Dominic: $16,500

Bankrupts: 1 (Monika - $1,850)
Lose a Turns: 0
Duds: 2 (Monika - C - $0), (Karla - M - $4,750)
Missolves: 0
Top Dollar Hits: 1

High Maingame Winnings: $32,350



Dominic has won $1,800 in cash so far and $14,700 in prizes, now he'll be spinning the Bonus Wheel for $100,000!



Dominic arrives at the comma. Now we're going to arrive to a Thing puzzle.



RSTLNE, let's see how much is going to be shown.



So far, a bit of help. A third is complete and Dominic tries CMPA...



That's helped a lot, two thirds of the puzzle complete and I think he has it...



...but despite all of that help, he can't figure out BLANK PAGE! That will cost him some more...



The $35,000 in cash. He's going to Alska and to the Virgin Islands with $1,800 to spare, his total is $16,500!